Contents

Issue No. 730

PAGE 72

'At the same time that I've benefited from this cultural obsession with youth, I feel very aware of the traps of it,"

—TAVI GEVINSON

Vanities

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17 / Opening Act

Simu Liu, Marvel's new leading man.

18 / My Stuff

Hermes creative director Nadege Vanhee-Cybulski shares her favorite things.

20 / Dining

A maverick chef in Grand Cayman wants more cooks in the kitchen.

23,30 / The Gallery

A glittering gem set; collectorworthy roller skates.

24 / Trending

Beach-ready fits for long summer days.

25 / Wellness

Cannabis brand Rose makes edibles with a community spirit.

28 / Hot Tracks

Pump-up tunes from LeBron James, Candace Parker, and more hoops stars.

31 / Beauty

Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner and three other talents review the latest.

32 / On Display

MoMA takes a wide-angle look at the history of the car.

34 / My Desk

Tour In the Heights director Jon M. Chu's memorabilia-packed office.

35 / Collections

Art shows to visit, from an electronic music concert series in New York to a Pop art show in London.

36 / Books

The best new novels, memoirs, and collections for your reading pleasure.

Columns

38 Fighting for the Soul of France

BY TOM SANCTON

Could an intensifying culture war—in an increasingly diverse nation—spark the 2022 election of a French Trump?

42 She, Herself, and We

BY RACHEL DODES

Despite We Work's spectacular collapse, Rebekah Neumann—wife to billionaire founder Adam— continues to shill her banal New Age personal brand.

Features

46 321 Dua

BY ERIN VANDERHOOF PHOTOGRAPHS BY VENETIA SCOTT

In the last year, Dua Lipa achieved pop liftoff from the comfort of home. Watch as her rise continues.

MUSIC MAN

FIFTY-SIX

Hours of archival footage director Peter Jackson mined to create his new documentary The Beatles: Get Back[P. 104]

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Spotlight

88 The Play's the Thing

BY CAITLIN BRODY PHOTOGRAPH BY DANA SCRUGGS

New York City's summer tradition Shakespeare in the Park is set to return with a modern and timely twist.

Features

58 The Mogul and the Monster

BY GABRIEL SHERMAN

Leslie Wexner was Jeffrey Epstein's highest profile client, paying the rich sums that paved his path to power—and abuse.

64 House of Dreams

BY MARK ROZZO

Never-before-seen images and never-before-told stories from the family at the heart of L.A.'s modernist icon the Stahl House.

Features

72 XOXO, Tavi

BY KENZIE BRYANT PHOTOGRAPHS BY NICK RILEY BENTHAM

Swapping stories—and outfits—with fashion icon Tavi Gevinson, star of the Gossip Girl reboot.

80 Original Sins

BY ADAM LEITH GOLLNER

Before he created the Proud Boys, one of America's most noxious far-right extremist groups, Gavin Mclnnes played punk and cofounded Vice. Now, a former editor of the magazine tells all—and interviews his old boss.

90 Viral Inflection

BY KATHERINE EBAN

The extraordinary inside story of the effort to investigate a possible COVID-19 lab leak—and the Trump administration infighting that derailed it.

96 Far From the Tree

BY KEZIAH WEIR

As the unlikely North Star of the anti-vax movement, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has wandered far from his famous family's progressive legacy.

104 Come Together

BY JOE HAGAN

An exclusive first look at Peter Jackson's The Beatles: Get Back, which sheds new light on the recording of the band's final album— and their breakup.

112 The Murders at Fort Hood

BY MAY JEONG PHOTOGRAPHS BY DEVIN OKTAR YALKIN

At the third largest military base in the U.S., a string of unsolved murders, suspicious suicides, and grisly crimes points to a pandemic of a wholly different kind within the armed forces.

12 Editor's Letter

14 Contributors

134 Proust Questionnaire

"She writes brilliant pop songs, has a brilliant voice, and is a terrific live performer."

—SIR ELTON JOHN ON COVER STAR DUA LIPA [P.46]